Michael Minnotte
@mminnotte.bsky.social
Professor of Mathematics at UND. Statistician. Progressive. Geek. Dad.
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But we can unite around this and hold firm!
Narrator: they did not
Narrator: they did not
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
But we can unite around this and hold firm!
Narrator: they did not
Narrator: they did not
So you have TWO reasons…
January 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM
So you have TWO reasons…
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This is genuinely the first time I've laughed in days. And be sure to catch the followup post in the thread where it's in SLO-MO. I am 💯 deceased.
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 16, 2026 at 5:11 AM
This is genuinely the first time I've laughed in days. And be sure to catch the followup post in the thread where it's in SLO-MO. I am 💯 deceased.
As far as I know it comes from colinmorris.github.io/blog/compoun... . There’s a link to GitHub with the data.
I’ve always thought it would make a great class project that 90% of the students would love and the other 10% and the administration would hate.
I’ve always thought it would make a great class project that 90% of the students would love and the other 10% and the administration would hate.
Compound pejoratives on Reddit – from <i>buttface</i> to <i>wankpuffin</i>
What can Reddit comment data tell us about the rules governing the formation of insulting compound words like 'fartface', 'scumwad', or 'assgoblin'?
colinmorris.github.io
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
As far as I know it comes from colinmorris.github.io/blog/compoun... . There’s a link to GitHub with the data.
I’ve always thought it would make a great class project that 90% of the students would love and the other 10% and the administration would hate.
I’ve always thought it would make a great class project that 90% of the students would love and the other 10% and the administration would hate.
Thank you! Ants in the pants! I was starting to think I was the only one taught that way!
August 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Thank you! Ants in the pants! I was starting to think I was the only one taught that way!
Your proposal is acceptable.
U R making my point. Reps talk about things that impact voters lives.
You can take every penny I have, every penny every billionaire has, and it wouldn't pay the interest in the debt for 3 or fewer yrs.
You can take every penny I have, every penny every billionaire has, and it wouldn't pay the interest in the debt for 3 or fewer yrs.
That’s being very stereotypical. You must be talking with the Dem party leadership owned by billionaires like you.
August 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Your proposal is acceptable.
Assuming you are not currently employed as a minion of Death.
June 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Assuming you are not currently employed as a minion of Death.
Also your employer.
June 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Also your employer.
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Listen- You want to get gamers? Talk about this. Not only will it now be impossible to afford, but due to chip tariffs, it will have limited supply.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
Nintendo will delay preorders for the Switch 2 in the U.S. “to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions.” The console will still be released in June, the Japanese company said.
Nintendo Delays Preorders for the Switch 2, Citing Tariffs
The new video game console will still be released in June, the Japanese company said. Its price was unveiled as $450 this week.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Listen- You want to get gamers? Talk about this. Not only will it now be impossible to afford, but due to chip tariffs, it will have limited supply.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
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Adding a journalist to a top secret government group chat about dropping bombs *IS* the kind of thing people who aren’t super politically literate can understand and find shocking/notable/disqualifying. Dems should seize on this and never ever let it go. I hope to hear about it in a decade
March 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Adding a journalist to a top secret government group chat about dropping bombs *IS* the kind of thing people who aren’t super politically literate can understand and find shocking/notable/disqualifying. Dems should seize on this and never ever let it go. I hope to hear about it in a decade
Late to the party, but this is a great thread.
March 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Late to the party, but this is a great thread.
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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it doesn't matter if the CR was bad or anywhere near good; as long as lawlessnes reigns supreme in Washington you don't vote for a single GOP bill or a single GOP nominee, why is this so fuckin' hard to understand
March 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
it doesn't matter if the CR was bad or anywhere near good; as long as lawlessnes reigns supreme in Washington you don't vote for a single GOP bill or a single GOP nominee, why is this so fuckin' hard to understand
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thye thing Democrats need to remember is that should they ever retake office, do not let the legacy media back in to the fold without paying a price. I am totally fucking cool with Wired and the Root and Teen Vogue and TPM and the Guardian and Philly Inquirer running the WH press.
March 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
thye thing Democrats need to remember is that should they ever retake office, do not let the legacy media back in to the fold without paying a price. I am totally fucking cool with Wired and the Root and Teen Vogue and TPM and the Guardian and Philly Inquirer running the WH press.
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I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
February 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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“If I can just make it through this semester, this will quieten down and I’ll be able to do some research”
-Ancient Academic Proverb
-Ancient Academic Proverb
February 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“If I can just make it through this semester, this will quieten down and I’ll be able to do some research”
-Ancient Academic Proverb
-Ancient Academic Proverb
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There's one plausible near term path for Democrats to shut down Musk's wilding spree. And I'm pretty certain this is it. If you're interested read here. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...
Where’s the Real Power Nexus? How Does the Opposition Get To It?
I’ve made this point a few times in passing in other posts....
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There's one plausible near term path for Democrats to shut down Musk's wilding spree. And I'm pretty certain this is it. If you're interested read here. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...
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People always talk about beast mode, but beast median is generally more useful
June 7, 2024 at 1:57 PM
People always talk about beast mode, but beast median is generally more useful
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Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
November 13, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
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i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
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As we all await the outcome of what feels like a make-or-break election, I want to offer some perspective, if you’ll hand a fellow with eight-plus decades the mic for a moment.
November 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
As we all await the outcome of what feels like a make-or-break election, I want to offer some perspective, if you’ll hand a fellow with eight-plus decades the mic for a moment.
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AND. THEY. FOUND. MULTIPLE. WAYS. TO. SOLVE. IT.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000 year-old mathematical theory | CNN
Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published a paper on a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem. Their work began in a high school math contest.
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2024 at 1:15 PM
AND. THEY. FOUND. MULTIPLE. WAYS. TO. SOLVE. IT.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
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4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
September 4, 2024 at 4:14 PM
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga